Now they've got on The Isley Brothers and Betty Wright from the early 1970s which has been aired several times on Centric already. I recorded one this morning that I didn't have, The Emotions and Maze from 1977. I think they've aired it before also but I couldn't record it because of the rediculous hours that they air the show either extremely early in the morning or during the drive time home from work. Hell, take that ghetto ass Court show off and air "Soul Train" during that time slot. If they want to re-air something, re-air something that was only showed once that I missed because of their rediculous time slot. Air the GQ episode from 1979 again.

At least they've gotten out of the late 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Hell, I'd rather see a dog fight instead of those tired ass episodes.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

1971 looks like. Denise Laselle.

They've played that one before too. Denise singing in front of some swinging letters behind her. Talk about low budget. Thank God they eventually got a mounted lighted sign for the stage.

vainandy said:

Air the GQ episode from 1979 again.

They showed that either last week or the week before.

Jr. Walker is also on this episode.

MickyDolenz said:

vainandy said:

Air the GQ episode from 1979 again.

They showed that either last week or the week before.

Well hell! I wasn't even flipping over to the channel to see who was on the show back then because they were on their "Shit Hop Train" kick of 1990s and 2000s episodes. I didn't want to get depressed by seeing even a glance of them.

On the button you can push on the remote control to see what shows are coming on, they really need to include the names of the guests on the upcoming shows so we can tune in to which ones we want to see instead of flipping over there and then having to stop the tape from recording because it's an episode you don't want. Hell, I don't think they even know which ones they're going to play next themselves. They just seem to play them at random as they go along.

vainandy said:

Hell, I don't think they even know which ones they're going to play next themselvesThey just seem to play them at random as they go along.

I think their whole programming schedule is random. For a so-called African American station, they show a lot of white movies, especially in the mornings. I still don't get why Rosanne is on. I Spy or Julia would make more sense. How about That's My Momma?

Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Nancy Wilson, Johnny Bristol

MickyDolenz said:

MickyDolenz said:

vainandy said:

Hell, I don't think they even know which ones they're going to play next themselvesThey just seem to play them at random as they go along.

I think their whole programming schedule is random. For a so-called African American station, they show a lot of white movies, especially in the mornings. I still don't get why Rosanne is on. I Spy or Julia would make more sense. How about That's My Momma?

They don't show "Rosanne" in my area on Bounce. When they're not showing movies, they're showing that gospel show called "Backstage Pass" and the only other "show" they air is that ghetto ass court show. I haven't seen any sitcoms whatsoever on the channel since it has been on or in the TV listings either.

Well hell! When I woke up this morning, the show was already in progress and that sexy hairy chested Michael Henderson was on.

See what I mean, they need to include the artists in the TV listings so we can tune in when we want to see an episode.

This one has David Ruffin, Shirley Brown, 9th Creation, and dance crew The Lockers

One of The Lockers is Toni Basil. Fred "Rerun" Berry and Shabba Doo (Breakin') are also members. I don't know the others, but there are 7 in all.

vainandy said:

MickyDolenz said:

I think their whole programming schedule is random. For a so-called African American station, they show a lot of white movies, especially in the mornings. I still don't get why Rosanne is on. I Spy or Julia would make more sense. How about That's My Momma?

They don't show "Rosanne" in my area on Bounce. When they're not showing movies, they're showing that gospel show called "Backstage Pass" and the only other "show" they air is that ghetto ass court show. I haven't seen any sitcoms whatsoever on the channel since it has been on or in the TV listings either.

I'm convinced 70 % of that channel's programming is "Backstage Pass".

KemiVA said:

vainandy said:

They don't show "Rosanne" in my area on Bounce. When they're not showing movies, they're showing that gospel show called "Backstage Pass" and the only other "show" they air is that ghetto ass court show. I haven't seen any sitcoms whatsoever on the channel since it has been on or in the TV listings either.

I'm convinced 70 % of that channel's programming is "Backstage Pass".

10% is Bustin' Loose.

KemiVA said:

vainandy said:

They don't show "Rosanne" in my area on Bounce. When they're not showing movies, they're showing that gospel show called "Backstage Pass" and the only other "show" they air is that ghetto ass court show. I haven't seen any sitcoms whatsoever on the channel since it has been on or in the TV listings either.

I'm convinced 70 % of that channel's programming is "Backstage Pass".

You ain't lying! It's very obvious they must have surveyed viewers in The South as to what they like. If you notice, a lot of the "Soul Train" episodes they have aired have included Southern blues singers such as Denise LaSalle, Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, and Little Milton. They are huge down here. And folks down here love their gospel music. I've also noticed they have gospel stage plays on the channel also.

MickyDolenz said:

KemiVA said:

I'm convinced 70 % of that channel's programming is "Backstage Pass".

10% is Bustin' Loose.

vainandy said:

KemiVA said:

I'm convinced 70 % of that channel's programming is "Backstage Pass".

You ain't lying! It's very obvious they must have surveyed viewers in The South as to what they like. If you notice, a lot of the "Soul Train" episodes they have aired have included Southern blues singers such as Denise LaSalle, Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, and Little Milton. They are huge down here. And folks down here love their gospel music. I've also noticed they have gospel stage plays on the channel also.

One gospel stage play = 3 black former sitcom actors + 2 washed up R&B singers off the unemployment line.

[Edited 12/29/11 21:37pm]

KemiVA said:

vainandy said:

You ain't lying! It's very obvious they must have surveyed viewers in The South as to what they like. If you notice, a lot of the "Soul Train" episodes they have aired have included Southern blues singers such as Denise LaSalle, Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, and Little Milton. They are huge down here. And folks down here love their gospel music. I've also noticed they have gospel stage plays on the channel also.

One gospel stage play = 3 black former sitcom actors + 2 washed up R&B singers off the unemployment line.

Sponsored by Madea & Mr. Brown.

KemiVA said:

vainandy said:

You ain't lying! It's very obvious they must have surveyed viewers in The South as to what they like. If you notice, a lot of the "Soul Train" episodes they have aired have included Southern blues singers such as Denise LaSalle, Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, and Little Milton. They are huge down here. And folks down here love their gospel music. I've also noticed they have gospel stage plays on the channel also.

One gospel stage play = 3 black former sitcom actors + 2 washed up R&B singers off the unemployment line.

[Edited 12/29/11 21:37pm]

And one Gospel artist and a stand up comedian.

MickyDolenz said:

KemiVA said:

One gospel stage play = 3 black former sitcom actors + 2 washed up R&B singers off the unemployment line.

Sponsored by Madea & Mr. Brown.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

KemiVA said:

One gospel stage play = 3 black former sitcom actors + 2 washed up R&B singers off the unemployment line.

[Edited 12/29/11 21:37pm]

And one Gospel artist and a stand up comedian.

Now, going back to Bounce TV's Soul Train episode scheduling, I'd like to see more late 70's - early 80's shows. Hopefully skipping the "Hey, let's be pop/rock like American Bandstand" phase.

Had no idea a Van Halen song even played on the Soul Train line once. Dancers trying to groove to "Jump". The whole thing seemed so off.

I just turned it on. Right now Mandrill is on. They've shown this before because I remember the bassist wearing a monkey outfit. I don't remember who the other guests are because I didn't see the intro.

The 2nd performer is Elton John.

KemiVA said:

Had no idea a Van Halen song even played on the Soul Train line once. Dancers trying to groove to "Jump". The whole thing seemed so off.

Makes more sense than Dire Straits or even Who's Holding Donna Now & Dancing On The Ceiling. Really, a lot of mid 80's R&B was not any different than pop, so Jump fits right in. I remember a couple of Pet Shop Boys songs getting played on the R&B radio station and so was Information Society's What's On Your Mind. Video Soul used to show the Just A Gigolo video by David Lee Roth.

MickyDolenz said:

The 2nd performer is Elton John.

The dude dancing behind him during Bennie & The Jets looks about 11 feet tall!

MickyDolenz said:

KemiVA said:

Had no idea a Van Halen song even played on the Soul Train line once. Dancers trying to groove to "Jump". The whole thing seemed so off.

Makes more sense than Dire Straits or even Who's Holding Donna Now & Dancing On The Ceiling. Really, a lot of mid 80's R&B was not any different than pop, so Jump fits right in. I remember a couple of Pet Shop Boys songs getting played on the R&B radio station and so was Information Society's What's On Your Mind. Video Soul used to show the Just A Gigolo video by David Lee Roth.

Growing up in the 80s, I heard a lot of pop acts like the Pet Shop Boys, ABC, Human League, Robert Palmer, INXS, etc on R&B radio. But their songs were danceable, some with a strain of funk. Jump is a cool song, but funky it is not. Apologies to Diamond Dave

KemiVA said:

MickyDolenz said:

Makes more sense than Dire Straits or even Who's Holding Donna Now & Dancing On The Ceiling. Really, a lot of mid 80's R&B was not any different than pop, so Jump fits right in. I remember a couple of Pet Shop Boys songs getting played on the R&B radio station and so was Information Society's What's On Your Mind. Video Soul used to show the Just A Gigolo video by David Lee Roth.

Growing up in the 80s, I heard a lot of pop acts like the Pet Shop Boys, ABC, Human League, Robert Palmer, INXS, etc on R&B radio. But their songs were danceable, some with a strain of funk. Jump is a cool song, but funky it is not. Apologies to Diamond Dave

But some R&B stations also played Michael Bolton, who you can't dance to at all.

They showed this a few days ago: Johnnie Taylor & Undisputed Truth.

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